TORRES Origin of surname
TORRES, DE TORRES, DE LA TORRES, THOREZ, THORES
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Torre is the Spanish for "tower". There are several towns in Spain and Portugal called Torres from which the Jewish surnames in this group could be derived.
A famous bearer of the Jewish family name Torres was Luis de Torres, the interpreter of Columbus on his first voyage to America in 1492. He was the first European to set foot on the American continent and the first Jew to settle in the New World.
The variant Thores is recorded in 1583 in Bordeaux in France with Marc-Antoine Thores.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Torres include the French lawyer, Henri Torres, a member of the French parliament and vice-chairman of its foreign affairs committee.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Torre is the Spanish for "tower". There are several towns in Spain and Portugal called Torres from which the Jewish surnames in this group could be derived.
A famous bearer of the Jewish family name Torres was Luis de Torres, the interpreter of Columbus on his first voyage to America in 1492. He was the first European to set foot on the American continent and the first Jew to settle in the New World.
The variant Thores is recorded in 1583 in Bordeaux in France with Marc-Antoine Thores.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish family name Torres include the French lawyer, Henri Torres, a member of the French parliament and vice-chairman of its foreign affairs committee.